Cybertraps for Expecting Moms & Dads

Initial Reader Reaction:

Cybertraps for Expecting Moms & Dads offers a comprehensive look at how technology influences and dictates the most important functions of our lives. Lane delves into the pros and cons of using devices, apps, and social media for life’s milestones — dating, mating, conception, pregnancy, childbirth and raising a child. It’s a must-read for anyone thinking about starting a family and as important as any pregnancy bible out there; think What to Expect When You’re Expecting for the digital and Internet savvy. — Tami Mnoian, mother to a 2-year-old and former Editorial Manager at Penguin Random House.

Media Coverage

Overview

Cybertraps for Expecting Moms & Dads is designed to educate expecting parents about the potential risks that can arise from the use of technology during pregnancy (and before).

Much like pregnancy, Cybertraps for Expecting Moms & Dads is divided into three parts:

The Cybertraps of Conception,
The Cybertraps of Pregnancy, and
The Cybertraps of Birthing and Infancy.

Within the three sections, each chapter contains a lively discussion of the potential risks that technology can create, all illustrated with examples from recent news reports and academic research.

Lane brings to this project his experience raising four boys, a decade on the Burlington, Vermont School Board, and more than two decades researching and writing about emerging technologies. He offers practical suggestions for minimizing the risks he discusses, and includes a series of questions designed to help expecting moms & dads create their personalized digital pregnancy plan.

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